Lt. Col. Doug 'Stoli' Nikolai, 22nd FS commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Vance Clarke, 52nd FW command chief, prepare for a flight in F-16D block 50 #91-0474 from the 23rd FS on April 1st, 2008. The incentive flight was part of a program to help senior leaders gain a better understanding of the base operations. [USAF photo by SrA. Logan Tuttle]

Lt.Col. 'Boomer' Shaneyfelt hits 3,000 Viper hours. He is the current Commander of the 85th Test & Evaluation Squadron and hit this mark while deployed to Hill AFB during a NORAD/NORTHCOM fighter integration evaluation. [USAF photo]

Group photo of PAF/TuAF personnel participating in Indus Viper 2008 taken on March 21st, 2008. [TuAF photo]

TuAF pilots pose for a photo at the beginning of Indus Viper 2008 taken on March 21st, 2008. [TuAF photo]

1st. Lt. Ken Peterson, a 332nd EFS F-16 pilot, boards his jet before flying a mission on March 20th, 2008 at Balad AB. F-16 pilots are the final link in the chain of events required to put precision-guided munitions on target. [USAF photo by SSgt. Mareshah Haynes]

1st. Lt. Ken Peterson, a 332nd EFS F-16 pilot, packs his helmet in preparation for a mission on March 20th, 2008 at Balad AB. The area the pilots occupy in the cockpit of the F-16 is about that of a standard office chair. [USAF photo by SSgt. Mareshah Haynes]

Lt. Col. Michael Brill, a 421st EFS pilot, is congratulated by his wingman, Brig. Gen. Burt Field, 332nd AEW commander, after the colonel successfully completed more than 6,000 flying hours in an F-16 during an OIF combat mission at Balad AB on May 2nd, 2008. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter]

Lt. Col. Michael Brill, a 421st EFS pilot, speaks with Chief Master Sgt. John Tomsick, 332nd EAMXS, 421st AMU, before flying a combat mission over Iraq at Balad AB on May 2nd, 2008. On that day Colonel Brill broke the world record he previously set for F-16 flying hours when he surpassed the 6,000 hours milestone. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter]

Lt. Col. Michael Brill, a 421st EFS pilot, and wingman Brig. Gen. Burt Field, 332nd AEW commander, listen to an intelligence brief before flying a combat mission over Iraq at Balad AB on May 2nd, 2008. On that day Colonel Brill broke his own world record for hours spent flying the F-16 when he surpassed the 6,000 hours milestone. [USAF photo by SrA. Julianne Showalter]